The Spectrum

What is the difference between a network switch and a network router?

When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...
PC Magazine

Cisco Linksys WES610N Dual Band N Entertainment Bridge with 4-Port Switch

There are several ways to bring Ethernet connectivity to your home entertainment devices, including running massive lengths of CAT 5 cable, outfitting each device with a Wi-Fi adapter (where possible) ...
PC Magazine

Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Wi-Fi 5GHz Universal Media Connector Bridge with 4-Port Switch: Front

Although, you won't see any performance gains with the bridge, even running both bridge and router in pre-draft 802.11ac mode, the WUMC710 is very easy to set up and does a good job of to extending ...
Network World

SMC unveils 10G switch, wireless bridge

SMC recently introduced both a 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch and an outdoor wireless LAN access point/bridge. The TigerSwitch 10G Standalone 8-port 10G Managed L2 Switch is intended as an aggregator or a ...